speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
choices; alternatives; options
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
one's physical safety; personal security
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
rather than; more ... than ...
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
diplomatic; diplomatically
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to be too numerous; to be too much
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price